Seminars
CNS Monthly Colloquium
Co-Sponsored by the Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry and the Department of Physics & Astronomy
Reception 15 minutes prior to each seminar
Monday, November 9, 2009 4:00 pm Benton Hall room 451
“Optically-pumped NMR: An Emerging Tool for the Study of Structure at the Nanoscale in Semiconductors”
Sophia Hayes, Ph.D
Associate Professor of Chemistry
Washington University in St. Louis
Friday, December 11, 2009 3:00 pm Benton Hall room 328
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Ron Yasbin, Ph.D
Dean, College of Arts and Sciences
University of Missouri-St. Louis
Previous Speakers
Monday, October 12, 2009 4:00 pm Benton Hall room 451
"Microchip-based Analysis Systems for Monitoring Biological Events"
Scott Martin, Ph.D
Associate Professor of Chemistry
St. Louis University
Friday, April 17, 2009 3:00 pm Benton Hall room 451
"Electrical Conductivity and Oxidation Studies of TiN and TiC (nano) -Intermetallic Materials for SOFC Interconnect Application"
Rasit Koc, Ph.D.
Professor and Acting Chair
Department of Mechanical Engineering and Energy Processes
Southern Illinois University at Carbondale
Monday, March 16, 2009 4:00pm Benton Hall room 451
"Nanomedicine theranostic agents for cancer and cardiovascular disease"
Samuel A. Wickline, M.D.
Professor of Medicine, Biomedical Engineering, Physics, and Cellular Biology
Director, Center for Translational Research in Advanced Imaging and Nanomedicine (C-TRAIN)
Washington University in St. Louis
Friday, February 20, 2009, 3:00 pm Benton Hall room 451
"Nanobioelectrocatalysis for Fuel Cells and Sensors"
Shelley D. Minteer, Ph.D., Graduate Program Director
College of Arts and Sciences Endowed Professor of Chemistry
Saint Louis University
Friday, January 23, 2009, 3:00 pm Benton Hall room 451
"Single molecule image deconvolution: from protein-DNA interaction studies to single protein imaging in vivo"
Yan Mei Wang, Professor of Physics
Washington University in St. Louis
Friday, November 21, 2008, 4:00 pm Benton Hall room 451
"Commercializing University Innovations"
Marcia B. Mellitz, President & Chief Executive Officer
Center for Emerging Technologies
Monday, October 20, 2008, 4:00 pm Benton Hall room 451
"Optimization via Probabilistic Modeling: Solving broad classes of hard
problems quickly, accurately, and reliably"
Martin Pelikan, Assistant Professor
Director, Missouri Estimation of Distribution Algorithms Laboratory
Department of Mathematics and Computer Science
University of Missouri at St. Louis
Friday, September 19, 2008, time 3:00 pm Benton Hall room 451
"Photoacoustic tomography: high-resolution imaging of optical contrast in vivo at new depths"
Lihong Wang, Gene K. Beare Distinguished Professor
Director, Optical Imaging Laboratory
Chair of the International Biomedical Optics Society
Department of Biomedical Engineering
Washington University in St. Louis
Friday, August 22, 2008 time 3:00 pm Benton Hall room 451
" From University Research to Commercialization: What it takes to create a life science business in St. Louis"
Victoria A. Gonzalez, President & Chief Executive Officer
The Nidus Center for Scientific Enterprise
Wednesday, August 20, 2008 time 2:00 pm CCB room 302
Refreshments served after in room 302
"Advances in mathematical and computational modeling of crystal growth processes without contact with crucible walls: Edge-defined film-fed growth and Dewetted Bridgman techniques"
Dr. L. Braescu
Department of Computer Science
Faculty of Mathematics and Computer Science
West University of Timisoara, Romania
Monday May 19, 2008 time 3:00 pm Benton Hall room 451
"Nanogenerators and Nanopiezotronics"
Dr. Zhong Lin Wang
Director, Center for Nanostructure Characterization (CNS), Georgia Tech
School of Materials Science and Engineering
Georgia Institute of Technology
Friday April 4, 2008 3:00 pm-4:00 pm Benton Hall room 451
"Emerging Materials and Capabilities of Interest to Boeing"
John Belk , PhD
Boeing Technical Fellow of Nanotechnology
The Boeing Company-Phantom Works
Monday March 3, 2008 4:00 pm-5:00 pm Benton Hall room 451
"Ultra-flexiible Electroluminescent Systems for Both Visible and Near-infrared"
Patrick J. Kinlen, PhD
Chief Technology Officer
Crosslink
Monday February 11, 2008 4:00 pm-5:00 pm Benton Hall room 451
"Utilizing Technology to Develop the Next Generation of Food Ingredients"
Jon McIntyre, PhD
Vice President Research & Development, Quality Assurance & Regulatory Affairs
The Solae Company
Dr. Younan Xia
James M. McKelvey Professor for Advance Materials
Department of Biomedical Engineering, Washington University
"Putting Chemistry to Work for Nanoscale Science and Technology "